Nigeria: Facts
The capital city of Nigeria
Abuja
"You decided that America was not for you"
2nd person perspective
"..." (l. 12).
... (c.f. ll. 12-14).
"His eyes reminded her of the liquid-gold oils of her country."
Comparison/Metaphor
The main three indigenous languages of Nigeria
Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo
A brief fictional prose format with limited characters in a short time frame that often ends in an open ending.
Short story
Age, appearance, education, relationships.
"He was as tall as a tree and she had to look up to meet his eyes."
Simile
The civil war which marked Nigeria's history
The Biafra War
First-person narration
Internal characteristics of a character.
Thoughts, ideas, beliefs, motivations, ...
- Sentence length and structure.
- Use of native words.
...
The challenges of English as a state language of Nigeria
- loss of identity
- reinforcing colonial history
- loss of indigenous languages
In the continuation of the story, you pay attention to these things.
1. Narrative perspective is the same as in the excerpt.
2. The continuation is believable.
3. The language and tone matches the original text.
4. The story is creative but focuses on the task at hand.
The structure of a good analysis paragraph.
1. A topic sentence that tells the reader what the paragraph is about.
2. Examples to support it with evidence from the text.
3. Explanations of the function in the text and connection to the analysis focus.
4. Transition to the next point.
"Was it worth it to leave Lagos behind?"
Rhetorical question
The push factors that make people leave Nigeria
- corruption scandals (government, police, ...)
- social issues (e.g. homophobia, sexism, ...)
- work and educational opportunities (e.g. to support family, ...)
- personal reasons
The three types of presentations of the third-person narration
Limited
Neutral
Omniscient
The thesis statement includes these three things.
1. Who is the character from the story and what is their relationship to the narrator
2. How is the character presented
3. What is the analytical focus
Tone: the author's attitude towards something (ironic, serious, playful, angry)
Mood: the atmosphere created through the use of language (fear, excitement, ...)